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Can You Stop a Dog from Digging?

Digging is natural dog behavior. However, a dog’s excessive digging can be both annoying and pestering at the same time. If your dear pet is guilty of this behavior, what can you do? How can you stop a dog from digging? The first important step is to know the reason behind a dog’s bad behavior. Although digging is a natural canine thing, there are many possible reasons why your dog is doing it excessively.  Check out the following possibilities: Boredom. A bored dog may resort to digging just to have something to do. Space. If his dog house is too small, he may try digging to widen out the space. Curiosity. If there are sights, sounds and smells that are beyond a dog’s reach, the tendency is to dig to try get out. Underground creatures. Dogs have a natural flair for hunting. Your dog may smell the scent of burrowing animals from underground and instinctively tries to unearth them by digging. Hot weather. Your dog may try to dig...